Sutcliffe has been in Broadmoor since 1984 after he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia following his life sentence in 1981.

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THREATS: Sutcliffe threatened to kill himself if he were moved

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He will continue to have his mental health assessed in prison – and could be returned to a psychiatric hospital if there is a change in his condition.

The move will save the taxpayer up to £280,000 a year, estimates suggest.

Dr Ruth Tully, a consultant forensic psychologist at the University of Nottingham, said cost would not have been a factor in the ruling the serial killer is sane enough to be transferred – but that the cost difference was considerable.

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ACCUSED: Sutcliffe may face a new trial over attacks on 13 more women

The world's worst serial killers

Monday, 9th May 2016

These are the worst serial killers in the world to date.

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'The Moors Murderers', Ian Brady and Myra Hindley murdered five children between 1963 and 1965, at least four of whom were sexually assaulted